The New York Times

The New York Times

Vice President, Cybersecurity and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

New York, NY · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$275k-$290kDetected 1 day ago
AWSGCPCybersecuritySIEMSOC OperationsDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseComplianceOKRsAuditingHIPAALeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingInternal Audit

About the role

  • As Vice President, Cybersecurity and Deputy CISO, you will translate our cybersecurity strategy into operational reality.
  • Serve as the primary operational escalation point for significant security risks and incidents, partnering closely with Global Security, Legal, Communications, Enterprise Technology and business leaders.
  • Act as a visible security leader with executives, senior editors and technology leaders, helping them understand risk, tradeoffs and priorities in practical terms.

Responsibilities

  • Own the day-to-day execution of the cybersecurity strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with company and Technology priorities
  • Strategically manage the Cybersecurity budget, including coordinating with finance, setting multi-year forecasts, and managing billing workflows for Cybersecurity vendors
  • Partner with the CISO on multi-year planning, budget development and investment prioritization across tools, people and services
  • Drive continuous improvement using internal metrics, external benchmarks and findings from assessments, incidents and exercises
  • Partner with Enterprise Technology, Developer Platforms and product engineering to embed secure-by-design patterns, guardrails and self-service controls into platforms and workflows
  • To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or information security, including leadership of large, complex security programs
  • Experience leading multiple security domains, such as security engineering, security operations, incident response, cloud security, identity, application security or GRC
  • Prior experience in a VP, Head of Security, Deputy CISO or similar senior leadership role with accountability for both strategy and execution
  • Proven track record leading major incident response efforts and security crisis management, including communication with executives and external stakeholders
  • Experience working in close partnership with teams across Legal, Privacy, HR, Finance, Internal Audit and external regulators or auditors
  • The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

Nice to have

  • Experience securing media, news, technology or similarly fast-paced, high-profile environments with unique threat models
  • Background working directly with or supporting newsroom, high-risk user or investigative teams
  • Experience presenting to boards or audit committees and supporting public-company security and risk disclosures
  • Experience operating in a global context, including international offices, complex regulatory environments and cross-border data considerations
  • Prior experience shaping AI governance, AI security or emerging-technology security programs
  • We're excited to learn more about you and your experience.
  • If you're an Engineering candidate, we'll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.
  • The New York Times Company is committed to being the world's best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism.

Compensation

  • For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
  • $275,000 - $290,000 USD

Benefits

  • For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

Company info

  • The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
  • That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company.
  • It's why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries.
  • It's why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination.
  • And it's why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for.

Equal opportunity

  • Commission (EEOC)'s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.
  • Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.
  • Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
  • The Company encourages those with criminal histories to apply, and will consider their applications in a manner consistent with applicable "Fair Chance" laws, including but not limited to the NYC Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Fra

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